drippy
Etymology
drip + -y
adj
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Dripping or tending to drip. We headed for Tommy's Joynt on the corner, placed our orders for drippy roast beef dip sandwiches with the meat carvers behind the sneezeproof glass, and sat at our usual table under the stairs. 2010, Penny Warner, How to Crash a Killer Bash -
(informal) Rainy. In spite of the drippy weather, a small crowd of curious Whistlebrass residents explored the fairground eating cotton candy and roasted peanuts. 2016, Briar Lee Mitchell, Jack Keely, The Whistlebrass Storm Watcher, page 102 -
(informal) Maudlin; sentimental. Julianne Moore’s Chanel was woefully drippy, Jennifer Aniston’s mermaid Versace was stale as five-day-old bread and Kerry Washington wore maid-of-honour chic. 23 February 2015, “Oscars 2015: 10 things we learned”, in The Guardian (London) -
(informal) Tiresome; annoying. -
(slang) Extravagant, luxurious.
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